Wasps and tree down discovery ahead of our Saturday, September 16th workday
Thursday morning while Wes was at the site monitoring weed spraying and taking care of wasp’s nest, he discovered a tree that had fallen behind our red container where some of our rail is stored. He said that the switch templates didn’t get damaged, and the pile of rail seemed to cushion the fall of the tree. No real damaged just a little cleanup.
Speaking of clean up don’t forget our annual boiler inspection and workday is this Saturday, September 16th starting at 8:30 a.m. We are just three weeks away from our first fall run day which is scheduled for Saturday, October 7th. The weather on Saturday is going to be great with highs only reaching about 75. A big difference from our summer highs which prevented most of us from getting out to the railroad. Come and catchup with the crew and help make the railroad a beautiful place for us and our fall visitors.
Here is a short list of items you can help with this Saturday:
Check to make sure Club Diesel is in working order including train brakes
Check to make sure Club Steamer is in working order including train brakes.
Check to make sure brakes on riding cars are working.
Exercise and lubricate all mainline switches. Make sure the points clear the cut out when position changed.
Clear debris off railroad. Bring a leaf blower
Check to make sure rail joiners are properly positioned at each joint and make sure gap at joints are not larger than they should be. Be prepared to repair. Bring battery tools and kneepads.
Clean out and organize the grey container.
Apply ballast in areas that need a little attention. This means you can play with trains and fill buckets with ballast and dump and spread around the railroad.
Bring lots of bad jokes and a good sense of humor.
Don’t forget to bring a lunch and plenty to drink.
Let’s enjoy the day and prepare for a great fall of playing with trains.
